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I want to decompile the .exe file of a Flash game into a .swf file (Adobe Flash file) so I can modify it
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You cant. A `.exe` is not a flash file and is not remotely compatible with `.swf`. – Locke Feb 24 '22 at 04:19
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This: https://www.swf-decompiler.com/flash-exe-extract – Organis Feb 24 '22 at 08:56
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There is no way to turn a .exe into a .swf.
An .exe file is not a flash file and is not remotely compatible with .swf. The extension .exe stands for executable, meaning that it consists of machine code which gets run directly on the processor. A .swf acts as a fancy .zip archive containing assets and a form of cross-platform bytecode that is much more debugger friendly and contains lots of information about the code it was compiled from. Since a .swf is not an executable, you have to install a flash executable first which then is able to open a .swf, convert or interpret that intermediate bytecode into machine code, and runs your program.
That being said it is still possible to decompile a .exe into languages like C or maybe C++, but it is much harder and prone to breaking. You can refer to this page if you want to learn more about how that works: Is it possible to "decompile" a Windows .exe? Or at least view the Assembly?
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